2019 UCLA Bruins softball team

2019 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 5, 2019[1]; Rankings from NFCA

UCLA Bruins softball
2019 UCLA Bruins softball
National Champion; NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional champion; NCAA Los Angeles Regional champion
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2019 record	56–6 (20–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (13th season)
Home stadium	Easton Stadium

The 2019 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her thirteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 56–6. They competed in the Pac-12 Conference, where they finished tied for first with a 20–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eleventh Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, and 2010.[2] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Personnel

Roster

2019 UCLA Bruins roster[4]

Pitchers

00 - Rachel Garcia - Junior
4 - Holly Azevedo - Sophomore
8 - Megan Faraimo - Freshman

Catchers

19 - Colleen Sullivan - Freshman
21 - Taylor Pack - Senior
24 - Shea Moreno - Freshman
25 - Paige Halstead - Senior
52 - Maddie Skibitzki - Senior

Infielders

3 - Briana Perez - Sophomore
10 - Malia Quarles - Sophomore
33 - Brianna Tautalafua - Senior

Utility

14 - Kelli Godin - Freshman
20 - Anna Vines - Freshman
32 - Alana Snow - Sophomore
37 - Kinsley Washington - Sophomore
46 - Zoe Shaw - Senior
48 - Bubba Nickles - Junior

Outfielders

5 - Julie Rodriguez - Sophomore
11 - Zia Norris - Sophomore
12 - Stevie Wisz - Senior
22 - Danae Blodgett - Senior
23 - Aaliyah Jordan - Sophomore
27 - Jacqui Prober - Junior

Coaches

2019 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[4]
Kelly Inouye-Perez – Head Coach – 4th season Lisa Fernandez – Assistant Coach – 21st season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 18th season Kylee Perez - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

2019 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[5]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Feb 7	vs UT Arlington*	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 2–1	Faraimo (1–0)	Phillips (0–1)	Garcia (1)	537	1–0
Feb 7	vs Fresno State*	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 8–2	Azevedo (1–0)	East (0–1)	None	537	2–0
Feb 8	at Hawaii*	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 7–0	Garcia (1–0)	Hitchcock (1–1)	None	720	3–0
Feb 9	vs Georgia State*	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 9–1	Azevedo (2–0)	Freeman (0–1)	None	549	4–0
Feb 9	vs Saint Mary's*	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 13–1⁵	Garcia (2–0)	Perez (0–2)	None	549	5–0
Feb 16	Ole Miss*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	Garcia (3–0)	Finney (2–1)	None	1,328	6–0
Feb 16	Fresno State*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0⁵	Faraimo (2–0)	Lung (0–1)	None	1,328	7–0
Feb 17	UC Riverside*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 17–3⁵	Azevedo (3–0)	Casper (0–2)	None	889	8–0
Feb 17	Loyola Marymount*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–1	Garcia (4–0)	Bandimere (4–1)	None	889	9–0
Feb 22	vs Oklahoma*	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA	W 7–1	Garcia (5–0)	Lopez (5–1)	None	1,004	10–0
Feb 22	vs Missouri*	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA	W 11–3⁶	Faraimo ( 3–0)	Norman (4–2)	None	129	11–0
Feb 23	vs Nebraska*	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA	W 9–1⁶	Azevedo (4–0)	Mergele (1–2)	None	942	12–0
Feb 23	vs Kentucky*	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA	W 12–4⁶	Garcia (6–0)	Humes (2–4)	None	487	13–0
Feb 24	vs Colorado State*	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA	W 3–0	Faraimo (4–0)	Hutton (3–2)	None	669	14–0
Feb 27	vs Florida*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–1	Azevedo (5–0)	Barnhill (9–1)	None	1,227	15–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Mar 1	vs Florida*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	Garcia (7–0)	Lugo (6–1)	None	1,634	16–0
Mar 1	vs Michigan*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–3	Beaubien (3–3)	Faraimo (4–1)	None	1,634	16–1
Mar 3	UConn*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	Azevedo (6–0)	Stockley (1–6)	Garcia (2)	991	17–1
Mar 8	Robert Morris*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11–0⁵	Faraimo (5–1)	Vatakis (2–4)	None	805	18–1
Mar 9	BYU*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–2	Garcia (8–0)	Moffat (5–5)	None	1,255	19–1
Mar 9	Liberty*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–3	Garcia (9–0)	Cooper (1–2)	None	1,255	20–1
Mar 10	vs Boston University*	49er Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA	W 12–0	Faraimo (6–1)	DuBois (8–2)	None	1,046	21–1
Mar 10	at Long Beach State*	49er Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA	W 5–3⁸	Garcia (10–0)	White (2–6)	None	1,046	22–1
Mar 15	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–0	Garcia (11–0)	Alvelo (11–3)	None	1,086	23–1	1–0
Mar 16	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 4–2⁸	Garcia (12–0)	Plain (9–1)	None	1,491	24–1	2–0
Mar 17	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 15–6⁵	Faraimo (7–1)	Alvelo (11–4)	None	1,459	25–1	3–0
Mar 24	vs Saint Mary's*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA	W 9–1⁵	Faraimo (8–1)	Earle (3–6)	None	300	26–1
Mar 24	at Cal State Northridge*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA	W 6–0	Garcia (13–0)	Jamerson (5–4)	None	629	27–1
Mar 25	UC Santa Barbara*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	Azevedo (7–0)	Noriega (5–10)	None	767	28–1
Mar 26	Cal State Fullerton*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–1	Faraimo (9–1)	Dockins (2–5)	None	378	29–1
Mar 29	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2⁸	Garcia (14–0)	Conley (6–8)	None	533	30–1	4–0
Mar 30	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	Faraimo (10–1)	Dung (8–6)	None	1,040	31–1	5–0
Mar 31	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	Faraimo (11–1)	Conley (6–9)	None	1,003	32–1	6–0

April
Date–	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Apr 5	at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0⁵	Faraimo (12–1)	Mejia (12–6)	None	1,813	33–1	7–0
Apr 6	at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–0⁶	Garcia (15–0)	Anderson (9–6)	None	1,813	34–1	8–0
Apr 7	at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 16–5⁵	Azevedo (8–0)	Mejia (12–7)	None	1,835	35–1	9–0
Apr 12	Oregon	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–4	Dail (14–8)	Faraimo (12–2)	None	940	35–2	9–1
Apr 13	Oregon	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–3	Garcia (16–0)	Dail (14–9)	None	1,237	36–2	10–1
Apr 14	Oregon	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–1	Garcia (17–0)	Dail (14–10)	None	1,156	37–2	11–1
Apr 18	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 8–1	Garcia (18–0)	Mazon (12–11)	None	425	38–2	12–1
Apr 19	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 10–2⁵	Faraimo (13–2)	Nelson (6–5)	None	399	39–2	13–1
Apr 20	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 7–0	Azevedo (9–0)	Mazon (12–12)	None	771	40–2	14–1
Apr 26	Utah	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	Garcia (19–0)	Hilburn (5–12)	None	1,010	41–2	15–1
Apr 27	Utah	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1⁵	Faraimo (14–2)	Sandez (7–8)	None	1,327	42–2	16–1
Apr 28	Utah	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0⁵	Azevedo (10–0)	Hilburn (5–13)	None	1,281	43–2	17–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
May 3	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 1–2	Lee (11–6)	Faraimo (14–3)	None	643	43–3	17–2
May 4	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 7–4	Garcia (20–0)	Millar (0–1)	None	844	44–3	18–2
May 5	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 4–0	Faraimo (15–3)	Lee (11–7)	Azevedo (1)	899	45–3	19–2
May 9	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–5	McQuillin (20–7)	Garcia (20–1)	None	1,150	45–4	19–3
May 10	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4	Azevedo (11–0)	Denham (11–5)	Garcia (3)	1,187	46–4	20–3
May 11	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–3	Snyder (5–0)	Azevedo (11–1)	Denham (1)	1,328	46–5	20–4

Post-Season

NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 17	Weber State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	Garcia (21–1)	Jensen (9–3)	None	985	47–5	1–0
May 18	Missouri	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1⁵	Garcia (22–1)	Norman (18–11)	None		48–5	2–0
May 19	Missouri	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–5	Norman (19–11)	Faraimo (15–4)	Daniel (11)		48–6	2–1
May 19	Missouri	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–1⁵	Garcia (23–1)	Daniel (2–5)	None	872	49–6	3–1

NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SR Record
May 24	James Madison	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	Garcia (24–1)	Good (21–7)	None	1,328	50–6	1–0
May 25	James Madison	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–2	Faraimo (16–4)	Good (21–8)	Garcia (4)	1,328	51–6	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	WCWS Record
May 30	(7) Minnesota	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 7–2	Garcia (25–1)	Fiser (31–8)	None	8,439	52–6	1–0
May 31	(6) Arizona	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–2	Garcia (26–1)	McQuillin (24–8)	None		53–6	2–0
June 1	(3) Washington	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0¹⁰	Garcia (27–1)	Alvelo (26–5)	None		54–6	3–0
June 2	(1) Oklahoma	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 16–3	Garcia (28–1)	Juarez (28–3)	None	8,486	55–6	4–0
June 3	(1) Oklahoma	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	Garcia (29–1)	Juarez (28–4)	None	8,373	56–6	5–0

References

"Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
"2019 Softball roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
"2019 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

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[1] "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[media-2] 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[3] Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[roster-4] "2019 Softball roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

[5] "2019 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics